IGDA: Summit On Developer Life
Laptop Battery Today, the IGDA (International Game Developers Association) announced an upcoming summit that will take place at the annual Games Developers Conference in San Francisco on March 8th.
This summit will focus specifically on the issues addressed in the IGDA's Quality of Life "white paper" published last year, which documented the incredible long hours and pressures that are exerted on individual developers and the toll they take on both the people and the companies alike.
Steve McConnell, a software industry leader and best selling author (Code Complete and Rapid Development), will explain the benefits of production process improvement, hopefully paving the way for future improved software development practices that will be meaningful for both managers and executives. The keynote speech is being sponsored by Blue Fang Games.
The main content of the summit will focus on several points, including labor relations theory, the current state of quality of life within the industry, case studies on successfully implemented practices and a discussion on how to overcome the issues preventing a better quality of life. Developers, producers, managers and those in involved in the human resources process are encouraged to attend the Summit.
Other notable speakers who are set to attend include:
Michel Allard -- Vice President of Continuous Improvement, Ubisoft Montreal
Tom Buscaglia -- Attorney, T.H. Buscaglia & Associates
Jason Della Rocca -- Executive Director, IGDA
Julian Eggebrecht -- President/Lead Producer, Factor 5
Francois Dominic Laramee -- freelance developer, IGDA Quality of Life Committee Chairperson
Steve McConnell -- CEO and Chief Software Engineer, Construx Software
Clarinda Merripen -- Director of Operations, Cyberlore Studios
Joe Minton -- President & CEO, Cyberlore Studios
Gina Neff -- Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, University of California, San Diego
David Perry -- President, Shiny Entertainment
Rich Vogel -- Executive Producer, Sony Online Entertainment
Please visit the link below for all information regarding the session and be sure stick with us for complete coverage of news at the GDC in March.
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